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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
RAILWAY ITEMS.

RAILROAD news in which Nebraska City
is interested has received a new impetus
in the corroborative rumor of The Wabash
building to that city, using the new Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy bridge and
then on to Lincoln. THIS information was
volunteered by Missouri Pacific official,
who gave it as a fact and Said The road
would reach the east side of the river b :
fore the bli ige was completed. This is in
substance the same story started by 5. H.
ii. Clark more tnan year ago, and doubt
less has a solid foundation. The b. and
NJ. is still figuring on a direct line from
Nebraska City to Omaha. Their test
survey is from that city to A hi II by the
way of Avo and Weep ng Water and
thence to ON sha.
The board Of trade of Lincoln, Neb.,
makes complaint TO the inter- state COM
merce commissioners against the Missouri
Pacific railroad, charging that its rates
from st. Louis to Lincoln are unjustly
and unrrasonably high. and as compare
with certain other rates, unjust discr lmlna.
ton is made against Lincoln. It makes
similar complaint against the Chicago
Burlington and Gu ncy railroad company,
with reference to rates from Chicago TO
Lincoln.
SECRETARY LAMAR, who has sent o
letter to Commissioner Sparks sharply re-
plying to communication from the latter
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
DAKOTA.

SECRETARY LAMAR says he has no
power to compel Commissioner Mcclure
to keep his Office at Bismarck.
In Emmons county Thomas Parks raised
this year 200 bushels of potatoes on half
an acre OF ground.
A CLOTHING store was burned at Mil
bank the other day. 1t is feared the
lncendlary work has again begun at Mil
bank.
GEORGE G. Crosse, president of the
Dakota Farmers alliance, has numerous
appointments to meet subordinate alliances
during this month.
a FARMER named Joseph Sabalke was
found dead in VII at L sterv lie. He
was seen in the town the day before and
Lad VISITED the saloons and i'm bibed too
much Ger, and is suppose to have acct
dehtally fell into the well head first, as he
was found in that con dition. Coroner Ne
Glumphy was called and the verdict of tie
jury was that the deceased came to lis
dea h by accidental drowning.
PRAIRIE fires are doing considerable
damage in the vicinity of Steele.
The Ashton Bee is no more.
1HE foundation Of the round-house at
Bris' is completed.
PRESIDENT KING, of Cornell, Iowa.
university, has been visit ng Dakota.
GODFREY KELLER. who has lived at
Crandon four years, has skipped for parts
unknowl.
MINNEAPOLIS and Pacific surveyors are
push ng survey of that road through
Ordway and Aberdeen. The old road bed
OF the James River Valley line will be-
utilized, and there seems no doubt abont
the early construction of the road nert
year. The present surv parallels the
Northwestern between Ordway and Abr
deem.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
FROM THE EAST.

The year preceding the national con-
yentions, with the skirm she's that go be.
fore presidential nomin ,tions, will give i,
zest to social rtfairs in Washington dur ng
ihe coming session that will render it no.
table when its his orv is of the records of
the past. The long session will be on an
that it will be leap year when the official
season fairly opens. is additional consid-
GRAFTON in its favor. The fact that private
residences in Washington are quoted as
importance of the session is fully appre-
eiated. The season will be officially
launched, in al prob ,bility, by the presi-
dents reception at the white house on
New Years day. This event will occur on
Monday, January 2, 1885,
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN is in New
York. He says the anarchists will blow
up every city between New York and San
Francisco until they feel the murder of
tbs four comrades at Chicago is avenge |.
He says L ngg did not commit suicide, but
dynamite was placed in candle in his
cell by the authorities.
The amount of wheat in sight in this
country at the present time is officially re-
ported at IS, lA4, SIS bushels, of corn T.
51G,039 bushels, and OF oats 6,523,437
bushels. year ago the stock of wheat
was 53,04S, 1875 bushes, of corn 1913, 495
bushe s, and of oats $3.50, 495 bushels.
PAYMAsTER GENERAL ROCHESTER, in
MS annu Il report to the secretary of war,
states that the receipts of the pay depnrt-
hent during the year amounted TO $751;
SS7,: IS, and the disbursements to $14, $780,
$3.50, and the balance in the hands of pay
masters, June 80, 1887, to be $1,339, Ola.
The amount disbursed during the year
shows a large increase over the previous
year, which is due to the large amount
paid on treasury cert fcates in the settle
,Aent of claims of soldiers for back pay
snd bounty.
yHE New York federation of trades I'M
ions and sympathizers with socialism pa
FADED the streets in protestation Of hang
ing the anarchists in Chicago. A long
line of men 5000 strong, passed down the
broad streets with red and black flags, all
heavily draped~in Grape, bands playing the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
NEBRASKA.

The public schools Of Norfolk are try
ing the no-recess plan. Sessions close Mt
1880 A. NJ. and $3.50 p. NJ.
charge Of the ci y hospital, and the ladies
have already introduced material changes.
The Omaha Charity association has
fled its articles of incorporation. The
art cles state that the incorporation shall
continue fifty Years and i object shall
be the establishment of home for
children, day nursery, Kindergarten
and training school for house girls. The
affairs will be managed by board of
nine trustees.
The new bridge across the Missouri
river at Nebraska City will be 1,125 feet
ong, and about sixty feet above high water
lmark. There will be three piers and one
abutment. 1t will comprise three spans,
two upper truss and one under truss. Two
OF the spans are 400 feet in length and one
1926 feet The abutment is on the west
side OF the river commencing right at the
foot of the bluff. The bridge will be of
steel. II possible, the engineers intend
having the structure completed by June L,
but trains may not be crossing much before
October next.
AN attempt at suicide was made by a
young man named Doliin, of Pacific
Junction. 1t appears that Dolkin was
greatly taken up with lass of about l6
summers and desired her hand and
heart, but the girls father objected 10 the
match.
PACKING HOUSE No at West Lincoln,
which has latey been tax n possession of
by Chicago parties under the name of the
Occidental Packing company, has began
buying hogs. The two houses are now
running steadily and using all the hogs
they can get
The West Point Progress is now run
n ng q daily.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
THE LIFE OF THE noMBMAkER
His Hatred OF Society-Connection with
the Great COnsniracy.

HIS Hatred OF Society-Connection with
the Great Conspiracy.
Louis Lingg was the youngest and tho most
reckless OF the Chicago anarchists For daring.
unDf!dled devlltry he was without an equal At
me tlme the bomb was thrown he was only n
little oyer2 years old, ana when he died was
pa bafely - He was disciple of Herr Most, and
his blood is on the head OF his master.
LlnGg was born ut Mannheim q CITY of about
4VooO inhabitants in the Grand Duchy of
baden, Germany. His mother still runs a no
.lon store III that city. and is said to be very
Wen OIL. lIngG WAS absolutely without fear
ne preached the use Of dynamite and was nj
ways ready to practice what he preached. In
us adSocncy OF force he was ALWAYS far in adj
vance OF the other extreme anarchists OF Chi
cago. ~ oAA'
, LlngG was carpenter by trade. He Joined
the socialists OF Mannheim while he was but a
boy ana at once became an enthusiastic adyoc ate
OF the doctrines of John Most He was too radical
10Y the socialists, and he soon found more con
senial company IN group of Bakunin nnnrch-
lists. 1t is said that he disl1ked moderate meas
uses SO much that he denounced his former
brethren, the socialists, to the auth orities and
thereDy caused the arrest OF many who were dis
trlDutlng lncendiary literature lie was eyentu
ally oDllsed to leave his native citv and went to
owltzeriand, where he continued his advocacy
ol anafcny and opposition to everything less OK.
IRENE. The socialists denounced him as q spy
" 'ne "eluan government, and he again had
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
POLITICAL WORLD.

IHE vote in Iowa, as near as can be had
outside the official canvass, is: Larrabee,
5000; Anderson, 152,SS6; Cain, 11,372,
end Farnham, Ill.
The election in Rhode Island to fill a
vacant place in tine national house Of rep
resentatives resulted in the election o. &
republican. The republicans before con.
trolled the delegations of nineteen states
in the house. Now they control the dele-
cation OF twenty states, and will therefore
have something to say when the presiden-
tial election is to be finally certified.
The belief is that Sparks will tender his
resignation as land commissioners, and
Villas, upon assuming the duties of sesre-
tary of the inter or, on Lamar's promotion
10 the supreme court, will prefer 10 ap-
point his own commissioner of the general
land Office. In TACT Bryant assistant at
torney general for the postoffice depart
ment. a personal friend Of Villas, is alrsady
mentioned us the possible successor Of
Sparks.
COMPLETE returns from each Of the 70
counties of Iowa, give Larrabee 16S,69k
Anderson, 152, $50; Cain, 1892. Larra4
bees plurality, Is $40. The total vote is
about Is, 900 short Oh the vote last year.
The general impression anon, politi-
clans is that the power Of Henry George
as political leader is broken. His vote
in New York CITY fell off more than one
half from that Of the city election last year.
Had he made gains, or even Ii ID he held
his strength the case would have been
radically d tferent. He is no longer feared
by any pollticel party.
GEORGE MILLS RoGrRs, a son of the
late Judge 10 ers, has been appointed as
sistant United States atom y for the
northern district of Illinois.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
NORTHWESTERN HAPPENINGS.
a Melange of Late News Caught
On the Fly and Preserved
For Our Readers
A Collection Of Bright and Breezy
Items of General and Mis-.
cellaneous Nature.
IOWA.

A FIRE occurred at Strawberry Pc Mt the
other night. The losses are estimated as
follows: N. Scofeld. stock and building
$500. insurance $1,000; E. Copeland,
sock $4,000, insurance $1,000; Charles
Stems, build ny $4,000, insurance ST 900;
Mrs. Taylor, building $500, fully covered;
DR.. Greaves, household goods, library,
etc., $500, no insurance. Tbs is the Sec
and both were undoubtedly the work of
an incendiary, whose jet is to burn the
town, it is thought.
lington while han ding an electric street
lamp.
The three Rainsbargers recently gave
bail and were liberated from. the MARSHALL
town Jail.
A $4,000 BREACH of promise case ut
Waterloo. brought by Miss Martha Arnold
against j. D. Roberts, of Gilbertson, has
been settled by the marriage of the parties.
Miss Arnold brought suit for seduction,
and rs judgment was rendered Roberts was
given his choice to marry her or pay over
the cash. He chose the former and the
twain were made one in the law. He
tuIueO huu lelI ueI, SOluS W tuo eltlc VI
girl to whom he was engaged to be mar
red, and who swears she will be true until
the law which gives him to another returns
h m by the divorce route.
The Oldest 70 or that cast ballot in
Keokuk Mt the late elect on was William
Stol s, who is in his goth year.
n Miss GARARD, formerly pastor of a
church at Clinton, has resigned the PASTOR
ate of church at Morrison, H., and will
probably accept the pas torate of church
at AIarshalltown, 10.
The Ro k Island Davenport ridg has
been reop ne The event was hailed with
delight by teamsters, hackmen and the
| public gen rally. The dosing was q
big thing for the ferry boat.
The following facts are cleaned from
reports of the dairy convention held at
Manchester: Twenty five or thirty thou
sand mich COWS are fed in the pastures of
Delaware county, nd the shipments of
butter from Manchester alone are about
100000 pounds annually. Over 500, 900
dozens OF eggs also leave that point yearly
for the eastern market. 1t is estimated
that the manufacture of bogus butter be-
fore tho law for its restrict on went into
effect re 'uced the milk valuation of this
country $3.50, O0O,000, while in Iowa alone
/ the decrease Was Sc, 900, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
ative to the adjustment of the Ch,cas

relative to the adjustment Of the Chicago.
ST. Paul. Minneapolis aud Omnha railroa
and grants, informing Sparks in conclu
sion that either he or the secretary misi
.orthwlh retire from tha department.. III
case in point is that wherein Sp1rks do
cided that the Omaha road had forfeited
large amount of their granted land. Shor ~
after Secretary Lamar received Sparks de-
cision and reversed il, restoring the lands
to the railroad company.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
railroad has notified the association lines
that it will make the same rates, proper
tionately, on grain from Council Bluffs to
Chicago as are now made from st. Paul
This will result in a reduction, and it is
regarded rs woriike measure against the
BURLINGTON.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
LINCG's SUICIDE.
The Fire-Eating Anarchist Elk
plodes Decorating Cap in
His Mouth.
The Whole Lower Part of His
Face Torn Away-Seven
E-lours of Agony.
Sketch of the Life of the Most Yenge.
full and Desperate of the
Anarchists.
lCb;caco special1

Louis I.ngg, the maker of the bomb that W as
thrown Mt the Haymarket riot, created q ire
mendous sensation throughout the world by
jail Thursday morning with dynamite cart
ridge. At 80 in tho morning the current of
daily business in the jail was hardly under
way. Lingg had not yet risen, but had been
awake and for some time reading by the light
of candle which stood OF small table to the
right of his cot He had lighted the candle him
self although none of the Jail officials observed
him as he did At 40 O'Clock Enselhardt
had noticed the burning candle, and the only
iden it aroused i'll him was that Lingg was
awake.
Engelhardt glanced into tho cell and, seeing
Lingg reading. said, cheerily: How do you
feel this morning.
Pretty we'll, replied Iingg. merely glancing
md inn his ranlinu
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25

to ,, move. August 1885, ho came to -,
emnoym ,sM I bess settled cSesss
board with William Seller ., "a. and wa ns
street. seliger being also n w NO. 442 seIps
anarchist. Lingg joined the NS1p4e,nter and T]
ton . to which selicer belonged INST orgsa]
s and NOT Sf Sy hnowa to D
as 70" and was Financ;aS,e i l.r was I ss
members met weekly and Secretary. 4gA|
Engel' Fischer and Neebe belona.aaa with rial
group. Lingg Mt once becsme y q to the s.1
advocacy Of extreme measures leader in
nfs spsss Of his som s's9 nna time ra
lead in common dipper on 'tuhe a He MIL
evenings and cast shells in q m moi cooking M
t,cea this business for months, cloaa ne had M
the instructions given in Most osely folovi
Revolutionary Warfare 'se Metbodj
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25

from such finding and sentence TO 'n1
preme Court of the State. That \
upon final hearing. and after mature ael]
ton, unanimously affirmed the ]udsus11
the court below. The case now comes j
me, by petition of the defendants, for ,oa1
alton as Governor of the State, if the !eI1
Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George 4
and Louis Lingg demanding ,nnconal ~ " n
lease, or, as they express it, liberty OF ~
and protesting in the strongest lansuasess
mercy or communication of the senteAS,V|
nounced against them, can be conside'ea
tons.
Pardon, could it be granted, whlen,
imply any guilt whatever npou the pai.u,,J
of them, would not be such vlhd .!,n
they demand. Executive Intervene
the ground insisted upon by the lou In
named persons could in no If t.pp.oral
deemed an exercise of the cOnstitu'lo,, -.
to grant reprieve, communication. anu u. 4, f.
unless upon the belief Oh my phrG, VI !h w
tire innocence of the crime OF whlcA 'n''
convicted. ,;dan
"A careful consideration OF the eVi 10 y
the record of the trial OF the parties a u,
of all alleged and claimed TOR tnelii oH NY
the record, has failed to produce hlo tho
any impression tending to impeac,n a .nl
the Supreme Court affirming the gun. " II
ties Sutisfi fed, therefore, as ali iaril
guilt. 1 am precluded from e.. cohs ,ontau
question OF Communication OF the Gam caor,
Albert II. Parsons, Adolph Fischer e wv
gel, and Louis Lingg to imprlsG,i, W. saclsr
penitentiary. as they emphatlcally u'''
will not accept such conlmutailon !, and
Samuel Fielden, Michael sch"a aon,ire
Spies unite in petition for eA .ddit;od
ency Fielden and Schwab, i'll auu .',io
sent separate and supplementary p'"
the communication of their sentences; fed
while, as stated above. an 81 s"'' tba 4
guilt OF all the parties Us founu ~ h. tbs
of the jury, which was SUSTAINED ,ni con;
meuts of the courts. a most cateiu' n th1
ton of the whole subject leads i Inn rs t,
clusion that the sentence OF tne Ia" may be
uel Fielded and Michael sch"aD ;,, tt
fed as to each Of them, in the linuli. ID
manity nnd without violence to pun
And as to said Samuel Fielder. I'D d." 10 il
Schwab, the sentence is collih ,ito
onlnent in the penitentiary 1of ia ieifn
-As to all the other above-nan! ,ta,;na vi
I do not feel justified III interlerinnm,
sentence of the court While ! Wv Mi IN Re!
have come to different cohc!u''aau August
the sentences of detendan.aa, ,lIer
Adolph Fischer, George tnse, -, s,ly ibi
sons. aud Louis Lingg, regret " aliens
der the solemn sense OF the 60
Office have been unable TO do 50, Goyen
0'-No : .RIcHAED j. OGLEsBy. .r1r,e
The following is copy OF th inc mi If Field
cially committing the sentelco'
Schwab: -..,5or and
Schwab were convicted ut ING COOK Co
1886, of the Criminal Court o. ro seutelc
the crime Of murder. ana "eio
hanged: and, ,resnntei t.
divers good citizens OF siiu eschwsD
Samuel Fiellen and Michael aa,l;ye elesnsG,
and proper subjects for e : eRTuichard }: IT,
Governor of Illinois, by 'n ~ this state
t yesssd p by see tie ;s'?s
i INN o slent in the penitent'afS ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25

Dead March from Saul, and the Marsel-
leise. Transparencies bora inscriptions
far more bloodthirsty and threatening than
anything in the general conduct and ap-
pearance of the marching men. Among
the legends were these: sBlood for blood. :"
"Proletariat." Beware the Instruction. y
"The gallows-to DEATH" "Seven noble
men you kill, savages beware" "Bom-
bard US and we'll dynamite you" "Wage
slaves. the day of your liberation is at
hind
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25

Fifteen minu tes
later, ut 8 $50 o'clock,
q cloud of blue
sm Ike rush Q d
through the grated
door Of Iingg's coll,
and a report about
as loud as the sim
ultaleous discharge
OF both barrels of q
S h o t & IL II ra II 6
through the jail.
U'Neill, tho deputy.
xwho was o prisoner
in his own cage, had
b on facing the
outer office, and ut
the s II k rushed
against the graf
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
TWO SAVED FROM DFA,
Gov. oglesby Preserves r,..
the Petitioning Anarcbis w.
from the Gallows
The Sentences Of Fielden and g.,
COMMITTED to Life I'm. S''
prisonment.
Ispringficld I'm sroo.

lspringheld l1n) specials
Thursday was an exciting one in h..
Business was practically suspended 9ta'In ,E.
eet Of talk aa w mot he in G
Governors decision. Louis Limos u, and ,
added to the excitement. At H. SUI suede /
no business was done. State otticer .'.,e Hor
left their desks to hang around fba G Ina cler
Office and wait for news from t5o GEovetNs
Mansion, where Gov. Oglesby was NJ I ,Ses,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
ov. oGLEsBY.

the case. Gov. Oglesby would not permit.
self to be seen. He would not even rece
message except the piles of telcgram;
came pouring in oil day.
Early in tho morning he sent for Alto
General Hunt, and the two gentlemen We
consultation nearly the entire day Ihey,
over the record together, examined the
tions, and discussed the decision of tta
preme Court. About noon the Gover4
for Milton Hay, whose judgment he a1
asks in an emergency. Just what advice
Hay gave OF course could not be asc rial
but it is known that they discusse ths
i'll detail and looked ut it from a
side. The Governor had not finally ls1
what he should do until 3 O'Clock in the \
noon. At that hour he sent for stenogrsl
and an hour later the brief decision le|
cluded to make had been written. MlchoI
discussion during the day was as to whel]
long explanation of his action should be 4
but both the Attorney General and Mr.. Hat
understood to have advised against that,
as this was really in line with TIL Cover
view, it was finally decided to Simply sya
points in the case us briefly as possible,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
THE GOVERNORS DECISION,
Full Text of the Document Granting
IN, L.

TuH IC&t OF thc I1UCum'Ht EFHnfIng
mutation to Fieltlcn and ScIlwab1
The following is tho decision Of Gov
Oslesby:
STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE Oh
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Nov. 10. 1Ss7.-On the
day of August, 1886, in Cook County Grin
Court, August Spies, Albert r. Parsons, Sal
Fielden, Michael Schwab, Adolph Els
George Engel, and Louis 1ingg were
guilty by the verdict of the jury, and q
ward sentenced to be hanged for the MI
OF Matthias J. Degan. An appeal was
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-25
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Metals and Alloys.

One of the curiosities of science is to be
found in the effect OF impurities upon an
alloy of gold and copper or other metal.
Workers in the precious metal have long
known that minute quantities of certain
other metals render gold brittle and un.
workable. 1t is, in fact, a serious diff
Guilty with which jewelers. have always
had to contend.
In an experiment recently made to dem
onstrate this truth, 200 sovereigns were
melted and minute portion of lead add.
ed amounting only to the 2,O0Oth part OF
the weight of the mass. A little of the
pure gold had been first run into a small
ingot, which was bent and fattened tC
prove that it was perfectly workable
The rest of the mass was allowed to
harden in the form of bar, and when II
was sufficiently cool to handle it could bl
broken by slight tap Of a hammer, OF
even with the fingers. The color Of the
gold was quite altered and had become ar
orange brown, while its tenacity-that is
its resistance to force exerted to pull II
asunder-had been reduced from eighteen
tons to the square inch to five tons.
A bar of tin, which could scarcely b<
broken, though it would readily bend
double, was rubbed with slight guam
THY of quicksilver. The fluid penetrated
the solid one, and in few seconds the bal
could be readily broken. Its fractured
surface was white, like silver.